Gordon M. Johnson

Gordon M. Johnson DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 37

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Gordon M. JohnsonDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 37
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Gordon M. Johnson (born December 16, 1949) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 37th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since 2022, having represented the same district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2022. He has served in the Senate since 2022 as Assistant Majority Leader.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Attended
Saint Thomas Aquinas College
BS Social Science/Criminal Justice
Seton Hall University
MA Administration and Supervision
Past Positions1 - 12 of 12
Assistant Majority Leader
New Jersey State Senate
2022 - Current
Senator
New Jersey State Senate
2022 - Current
Assembly Member
New Jersey State General Assembly
2002 - 2022
Speaker Pro Tempore
New Jersey State General Assembly
2018 - 2022
Deputy Speaker
New Jersey State General Assembly
2014 - 2018
Majority Conference Leader
New Jersey State General Assembly
2012 - 2013
Deputy Conference Leader
New Jersey State General Assembly
2010 - 2011
Council Member
City of Englewood, New Jersey
2006 - 2009
Consultant
Law Enforcement
Current
Sheriff
Bergen County
2001 - 2002
Major
United States Army Reserves
1970 - 2000
Patrol Sergeant
Englewood Police Department
1974 - 1999
Other Experience1 - 15 of 15
Honorary Member
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees #632
Current
Member
Supervisory Officers Association-Local #216
Current
Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6467, Bergenfield, New Jersey
Current
Member
Shiloh Masonic Lodge
Current
Member
Rotary Club of Englewood/Englewood Cliffs
Current
Member
Bergen County Urban League
Current
Member
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Current
President
State of New Jersey Policeman's Benevolent Association
Current
Member
American Legion, Henry Douglas Post 58, Englewood, New Jersey present
Member
New Jersey Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing
2002 - Current
Former Chair
Commerce and Economic Development Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Chair
Commerce and Economic Development Committee, New Jersey General Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Legislative Oversight, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member
Budget Committee, New Jersey General Assembly
Former Vice Chair
Judiciary Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
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